Fall

Fall

Summer soon gives way to fall. You'll likely not see the hot temperatures from summer, but you probably won't see too many cold days either. Most Sims won't bother to change into their outerwear when going outside unless it's raining. During fall, the symbol representing the season is a red leaf.

Increased Weather and Parasols

Fall does produce more precipitation than most of the other seasons, which might cause your Sims a little distress. Becki is in danger of shorting out due to being a SimBot, but even Pyro and Pete will draw "Soaked!" debuffs from being out in a storm for too long.

To counter the elements, you can buy a parasol through Buy Mode. Head to the Entertainment sort, and the Miscellaneous subsort. There are two types of parasols: one to repel precipitation (the Rain Disruptor), and one to repel the sun in the summer (the Sun's Bane Parasol). We buy a Rain Disruptor, then lay it on the ground anywhere in the house. Once Becki is up, we'll select her as the active Sim, then interact with parasol and use the "Put In Inventory" command. (We also could have simply click-dragged the parasol into Becki's inventory manually after returing to Live Mode.)

You may have noticed in the above screenshot that the parasol can be upgraded. Depending on a Sim's handiness, you can make a parasol unbreakable, or even add a glow to make it light up at night. Parasols quickly degrade when used in many storms and often need to be replaced. They cannot be repaired, so if it starts to look damaged, you should sell it and buy a new one. Sims will still deploy a broken parasol, but they'll draw the Soaked! debuff anyway.

Sims will automatically pocket their parasol if they perform pretty much any action other than walking, so you'll need to micromanage them. Becki may be protected from a storm here, but if she decides to work out in the sandy area by the pool, she'll put the parasol away and short out if it's raining. Even if it wasn't Becki, the human Sim would draw the Soaked! debuff and be pretty miserable.

Spooky Day

Spooky Day is the specific name of the Leisure Day for fall. Not only does everyone get some time off, but you may have costumed kids knocking on your door for treats! Candy is pulled out of nothingness, so you won't need to worry about going shopping in Buy Mode to stock up. You can also throw a party and make the attire "Costume" to see the creative outfits your neighbors have thrown together.

In order to decorate for Spooky Day, you may want to head to the grocery store and pick up a few pumpkins, as Pyro does here. Once you're home, interact with them in your inventory, and then you can choose to carve a Jack-o-lantern in several different shapes. Once it's done, you cna move it around in Buy Mode and place it wherever you wish.

Fall Festival

Since Pyro had fun at the Summer Festival last season, and he's now sleeping off crashing from about 14 different hot chocolates, Pete decides to leave his brother behind and head down to the abandoned warehouse this time.

There's aren't as many events in the Fall Festival as in the Summer Festival, but there is still a lot to do. For some strange reason, Pete really wants his face painted, so we go ahead and let him do it to get started with his festival fun. It earns him a few tickets and he's the one who looks ridiculous (especially because something went horribly wrong), so why not?

Note: If something does go wrong with face painting, it won't fulfill the "Get Face Painted" wish. If that happens, just go back in the booth and try again. The invisible face-painting Sim in the tent doesn't always know what he's doing!

Pete then proceeds to enter the apple bobbing contest and pie eating contest, as well as get a fall greeting card picture taken. There's a "spooky house" to check out, which helps to fill the Fun meter too. The Fall Festival is often decorated with hay bales which can be spread around, but they don't have any effect other than to make a mess. Still, there are plenty of people to meet, and as Pete finishes his activies and collects his tickets, he's made some new friends that can come to parties!